I love making those kind of records, those 'Cigar Music' records, those 'Amsterdam' records, and that was most definitely the energy, but I record so much material - we gotta wait and see.' I wanted to make that clear for the ones that paid attention that that's most definitely my vibe. On June 10, 2013, during an interview with MTV News, he explained that Mastermind will have a soulful vibe, saying: 'That's most definitely the feel and that's why I made sure I wanted to open at the top of the new year. On January 7, 2013, in a promotional video he revealed the title of sixth album would be Mastermind.

On January 1, 2013, he announced he would release the title of his sixth studio album on January 7, 2013. In December 2012, it was reported that Ross had begun working on his sixth studio album. Mastermind is also the first of two albums Ross released in 2014, followed eight months later by Hood Billionaire. The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2014 BET Hip Hop Awards. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 179,000 copies in the United States. Mastermind received generally positive reviews from critics. The album was supported with the official singles ' The Devil Is a Lie', 'War Ready' and ' Thug Cry', in addition to the promotional singles 'Box Chevy', ' No Games' and ' Nobody'. The album features guest appearances from Jay-Z, Jeezy, The Weeknd, Kanye West, Big Sean, Meek Mill, Lil Wayne, French Montana, Diddy, Sizzla, Mavado, Z-Ro and Scarface. It was released on March 3, 2014, by Maybach Music Group and Slip-n-Slide Records, and distributed by Def Jam Recordings. Mastermind is the sixth studio album by American rapper Rick Ross.

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